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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonraw

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Clonraw is a raised oval area in County Cavan, Ireland, measuring 36.4m NNE-SSW and 31m WNW-ESE, enclosed by a low earthen bank that survives only from NE-E-S. A modern laneway and trench cut across the site NNE-SSW, and the original entrance has become unrecognisable. People may have lived, hidden or marked this place before the laneway split it; the remaining bank still holds the shape of that older use.
Raised oval area (int. dims. 36.4m NNE-SSW; c. 31m WNW-ESE) enclosed by a low earthen bank. Bank survives only from NE-E-S. Modern laneway and trench extend NNE-SSW across the site. Original entrance not recognisable. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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